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Ryan Mallett explains himself on Hard Knocks

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  • Tania Ganguli, ESPN Staff Writer Close
    • Previously covered Texans for Houston Chronicle and Jaguars for Florida Times-Union
    • Northwestern University graduate
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In the days following Ryan Mallett's unexcused absence from practice, Texans coach Bill O'Brien declined to say anything except that the incident was a personal issue between him and Mallett.

The main beneficiary of that tactic?